Hazel Carby, the Charles C. and Dorathea S. Dilley Professor of African American Studies and American Studies, and Michael Denning, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of American Studies, were recently honored with lifetime achievement awards in their respective fields.

Tennis luminaries John McEnroe, James Blake, Andy Roddick, and Jim Courier will compete in the Legends Event at the 2015 Connecticut Open presented by United Technologies, to be held Aug. 21-29, at the Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale.